As part of the continued celebrations surrounding Sonic the Hedgehog’s milestone 30th anniversary, SEGA is teaming up with EDM artist, DJ and producer Steve Aoki to…
Outright Games to launch ‘DC League of Super-Pets’ video game in 2022
Outright Games has revealed the first-ever look at the forthcoming ‘DC League of Super-Pets’ video game as part of DC Kids FanDome, the 24-hour, immersive,…
Sakar International and SEGA of America mark Sonic’s 30th anniversary with new line of wheeled goods
Sakar International and SEGA of America have today announced a partnership to expand Sakar’s line of licensed wheeled goods and accessories with Sonic the Hedgehog,…
Maestro Media partners with international tabletop game consulting firm All About Games for global expansion
Maestro Media, the strategic product and business development firm specialising in innovative tabletop game publishing, has officially announced its partnership with All About Games, a…
Jennifer Lopez stars in ‘Hit Play’, her own video game and pixelated universe
Global creative studio, New Moon has partnered with acclaimed pixel artist and animator Zak Amana to create Hit Play, a new web-based video game for…
A Profound Waste of Time: Caspian Whistler celebrates video games as an art form
There’s always been some negativity around video games. That they’re a distraction or perhaps something only children should enjoy. London-based graphic designer and creative director…
Digital Dimension Entertainment Group’s Saturday Animation Studio developing ‘Aiko and the Masters of Time’
Saturday Animation Studio, a subsidiary of Montreal-based Digital Dimension Entertainment Group (DDEG), has just announced the development of its second original children’s UHD-CGI animated series,…
Moving Beyond Gender Assumptions in the Board Game Hobby
Following a recent post on this blog regarding a Slate article about Wingspan, I received a message about a problematic element of the article I…
Board game pioneer CMON teams with Monsoon Digital for new foray into NFTs
The hit board game publisher, CMON Ltd has partnered with Monsoon Digital to launch a new series of digital products and promotional material using Monsoon’s…
Top 10 Viewer Suggestions to Keep and Improve on My YouTube Channel
Yesterday I posted “State of the Channel” video on my game design YouTube channel, sharing my thoughts about the channel and opening the forums for…
Join PUBG MOBILE’s Global Outfit Design Contest 2021ArtStation Magazine
PUBG MOBILE, one of the world’s most popular mobile games, invites creatives to join the Ptopia Design Project, a world created by players, for players.…
Asmodee Entertainment teams with Event Merchandising to launch online gaming merch stores
Asmodee Entertainment has entered into a new licensing partnership with Event Merchandising Limited to launch a series of ‘one-stop-shops’ for fans of Fantasy Flight Games…
Good Reads: A Profound Waste of Time is a love letter to video games
A Profound Waste of Time magazine, which was founded by graphic designer Caspian Whistler in 2018, was set up with the aim of exploring how…
The End of Campaign Games?
I’m currently 18 games into a campaign of My City, and I’ll soon start a Betrayal Legacy campaign. I’m looking forward to receiving my preordered…
Artist Wilfrid Wood taps into England’s rich satirical heritage in new card game, BEEF!
Former Spitting Image prop maker Wilfrid Wood brings his biting satirical observations up to date with his illustrations for BEEF!, a new card game that…
Top 10 Reasons Your Kickstarter Campaign May Fail
Recently, Alex at BoardGameCo posted an excellent video listing 6 reasons why your crowdfunding campaign could fail (or not live up to its full potential).…
Stuff We Love Right Now
I’m drawn to people who actively share the love of their industry and community beyond just their own products. There’s really two parts to this…
Quick Kickstarter Lesson Recaps: #66-70
Over the last 9 years, I’ve written over 900 articles on this blog to share my thoughts, observations, mistakes, and insights with my fellow creators.…
What’s Your Exit Strategy?
I didn’t start Stonemaier Games in 2012 with even the slightest thought about how I might stop–after all, I didn’t know if it would be…
Exactly How Much Does a Kickstarter Campaign Cost?
Alert reader Gaurav shared with me a post-fulfillment project update from Evil Hat Productions that offered the level of transparency I love seeing from creators.…
Lessons Learned from Simultaneously Printing a Collector’s Edition and a Standard Version of Red Rising
While it’s common practice on Kickstarter, in the 6 years since we stopped using Kickstarter as a creator, we haven’t made two versions of the…
Display Your Laurels (KS Lesson #278)
If you’re crowdfunding or accepting preorders for a product and this isn’t your first experience as a creator, designer, or publisher, are you displaying your…